Adela Cathcart & David Elginbrod

A collection of stories framed within a story about 21-year-old ill Adela Cathcart as told by her uncle.

George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works on Christian apologetics.

David Elginbrod is an 1863 novel by George MacDonald. It is MacDonald's first realistic novel.

A novel of Scottish country life, in the dialect of Aberdeen.

A story of humble life, centering in two saintly personalities, a dignified and pious Scottish peasant, and his daughter. A vein of mysticism runs through the story, and mesmerism and electro-biology are introduced.